Deals and People September 19, 2007

Great West Appoints Three 401(k) Sales Execs

September 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Great-West Retirement Services has appointed three regional sales directors to focus on development of new corporate 401(k) business.
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The new sales directors are Erik R. Woodin, who will focus on sales in Idaho, Montana and North Dakota; Guy Ridout, whose territory includes Alaska and the state of Washington; and James Noack, who will cover South Texas, including Houston and Austin.

According to the announcement, Woodin and Ridout were previously internal wholesalers at Great-West Retirement Services. Noack joins the firm from the Principal Group where he served as a senior sales representative.

“They strengthen our ability to deliver exceptional retirement plan solutions to the corporate market,” said William Harmon, vice president-401(k) sales for Great-West Retirement Services, in the announcement.

Great-West Retirement Services provides 401(k), 401(a), 403(b), and 457 retirement plan services to 21,000 plans representing approximately 3.5 million participants with $104 billion in assets as of December 31, 2006.

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